A rancher for most of his life, he began his music career as half of the folk-era duo Ian and Sylvia and was also celebrated for his commitment to the culture of Canada’s ranch country.
Category: Country Music
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Ian Tyson, Revered Canadian Folk Singer, Dies at 89
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The Unstoppable, Unsinkable, Uninhibited Margo Price
The New York Times – Music:Country songs are often filled with tragedy and hard times. Price has detailed her own catalog of traumas in a memoir and her music, but also turns her lens outward on a new LP, “Strays.”
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2022: The Songs of the Year
The New York Times – Music:Let’s talk about tracks by Ice Spice, Cardi B, Ethel Cain and many more of the 70 picks on our critics’ lists.
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Adeem the Artist, Crafting a Country Music of Their Own
The New York Times – Music:Adeem Bingham has wrestled for decades with their identity as a Southern, Christian, queer songwriter. Can modern country music make space for them and their experiences?
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Grammys Snubs and Surprises: Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Zach Bryan and Abba
The New York Times – Music:Beyoncé has the most nominations for the 2023 awards, and many recent perennials are back again. But some of music’s most inventive younger stars didn’t break through.
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Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Lead 2023 Grammy Nominations
The New York Times – Music:Brandi Carlile, Lizzo and Harry Styles, also near the top of the pack, will compete for the biggest awards at the 65th annual ceremony in February.
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Jeff Cook, a Founder of the Country Band Alabama, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:His group had 32 No. 1 country singles, and his guitar and fiddle playing helped extend its reach to a generation raised on rock ’n’ roll.
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Jerry Lee Lewis, a Rock ’n’ Roll Original, Dies at 87
The New York Times – Music:With his pounding piano, his impassioned vocals and his incendiary performing style, Mr. Lewis lived up to his nickname, the Killer.
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Jody Miller, Singer of ‘Queen of the House’ and More, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Music:Best known for a 1965 homemaker’s reply to a hobo’s refrain, the Oklahoma native had a hit the same year with the very different “Home of the Brave.”
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Remembering Loretta Lynn
The New York Times – Music:A conversation about the country music titan’s sly radicalism and the many readings and misreadings of her work.